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Surgical trainees take part in the RCSI’s recent Surgical Bootcamp , learning the technical and non-technical skills they will need as surgeons.

The Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin, recently launched its new public Fertility Hub, supported by the HSE and Dublin Midlands Hospital Group. Pictured (front of photo) is Clinical Nurse Specialist Ms Rachel Cormack with (L-R) Consultant Endocrinologist Dr Lucy-Ann Behan; Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Prof Nadine Farah; and Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist Dr…

RCSI scientists have identified how and why some Covid-19 patients can develop life-threatening clots, which could lead to targeted therapies that prevent this from happening. “Our research helps provide insights into the mechanisms that cause severe blood clots in patients with Covid-19, which is critical to developing more effective treatments,” said Dr Jamie O’Sullivan (pictured),…

In a new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers from NUI Galway have highlighted how different approaches to digital contact tracing were taken during the Covid-19 pandemic by jurisdictions with and without prior recent experience of epidemics. Pictured are the study’s authors L-R: Prof Derek O’Keeffe, Consultant Physician, Professor of Medical…

Pictured is Dr David Tansey, SpR in Endocrinology and Diabetes and ASPIRE MBA Scholar at the Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, who was awarded the best overall presentation in the clinical case competition at the Annual Meeting of the British Thyroid Association (BTA) on 21 May. Also pictured is BTA Secretary and Consultant Endocrinologist, Dr…

Dr Connie Dale celebrates receiving her final year results from the RCSI with her one-month-old son Odhran and son Otto (aged one-and-a-half) at home in Dundrum, Dublin. More than 300 future doctors received their results on Thursday 13 May, marking the second time the RCSI results day event was held via live stream. Picture credit:…

The RCPI recently announced that 2,700 doctors, from 38 countries, have taken its written membership examinations for postgraduate medical qualifications during the past year using advanced remote examination invigilation technology developed by TestReach. TestReach, an Irish company that provides an innovative solution to create and deliver exams, was co-founded by Ms Louella Morton (pictured left)…

The National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh (NOHC) has opened a dedicated paediatric inpatient and day case facility to assist Children’s Health Ireland in addressing increasing numbers of patients waiting for time-dependent orthopaedic surgery. Pictured L-R are: Ms Val Connolly, Director of Nursing, NOHC; Ms Angela Lee, CEO, NOHC; and Ms Aoife Gallagher, Chief Operations Officer, NOHC

Specialist in Public Health Medicine Dr Ina Kelly (pictured) is the new President of the IMO. Speaking after the Organisation’s AGM on Saturday 17 April, Dr Kelly called for a “step-change” in the level of ongoing funding for health services after the Covid-19 crisis ends.

A new state-of-the-art gynaecology unit has been opened at the Rotunda Hospital in Dublin to reduce waiting lists for patients based in the north Dublin catchment area and patients of the other RCSI Group hospitals. Pictured L-R: Prof Fergal Malone, Master of the Rotunda Hospital; Dr Vicky O’Dwyer, Director of Gynaecology; Ms Jean Coffey, Clinical…